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  • n  English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
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  • Dining review: Sir and Star keep it local and a tad cheeky
    A restaurant named after Marin's curvy "Star Route" One and Sir Francis Drake, the Elizabethan explorer who circumnavigated the globe and whose name is sprinkled across seaward landmarks such as Drake's Bay, firmly anchors itself to rural Marin while casting a glance to the sea.
    June 12, 2013 - Marin Independent Journal
  • Builders association awards scholarships to Marin high school students
    Students from Redwood and Sir Francis Drake high schools who plan on construction industry careers got top scholarships from the Marin Builders Association this year.
    June 9, 2013 - Marin Independent Journal
  • Body found in Tocaloma ravine
    The body of an East Bay woman was found in a grassy ravine in the old town of Tocaloma last Thursday morning, launching a homicide investigation by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office. Trisha Hopfe, 31, was spotted by a hiker on the Cross Marin Trail, separated by an embankment from Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, about a tenth of a mile north of Turtle Island Restoration Network and half a mile ...
    June 7, 2013 - Point Reyes Light

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